This post is especially for coaches and parents who help athletes as it highlights some of the best ways to improve skills to help knee stability, rather than just doing strength training Personally, one of the biggest arguments I have against highly structured sessions for athletes overall is because the program should reflect on a […]

 There is plenty of research talking about studies to help prevent ACL injuries, so I am going to reference from a bunch of articles I have read and talk about then how I do this in my coaching. Your First Job – A COACHING SURVEY:  A study by Petushek et al (2015) has developed a

One of the biggest things as a coach that I am frustrated with is people who cannot see how winning against your opponents is not necessarily the right thing to think about. Too many times basic skills and physical preparation training is forgotten at a young age to seek out success on a school or

Over the past 5 years I have seen more and more athletes in particular really struggle with managing workload during school years.  The demands on young athletes at school is growing, as more people and events compete for their time. So, what suffers the most with time management? In my opinion, people are too quick

This article is targeted towards women who have given themselves to their partners, families, careers, but have left the most important person out of your giving; YOU! So, you really want to get back into exercise or to start exercising for the first time and you are scared about what might happen when you start.

Are ACL Injuries Preventable?  The knee is one of the most complex joints that we possess.  It is designed to flex and extend and is really important in almost all tasks of daily living and any physical activity or sport. Just think how hard it would be to kneel down if your knee would not

Congratulations if you have made the decision to go into your first Powerlifting Competition!  IF you have just starting to lift, and you want to know how long you should wait before competing, then hopefully this article helps you set a plan! I am going to go through a few major factors in my decision

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Hi everyone, I hope that you are having a great start to 2016.  I have decided to write this article as I am really passionate about making a fitter, healthier and stronger Australian population, no matter who you are. Here are some hard facts: 1. 2 in 3 Australian adults are overweight or obese based

Vector Health last year had Molly McNamara, now an accredited Exercise Physiologist come and do her practicum work experience at Vector Health as part of her Clinical Exercise Physiology degree.  At the time she ran an Osteoporosis class that was very popular and so now that Molly has now started working at Vector Health, we

Mitch Guthrie, our most newly qualified Exercise Physiologist has a real passion for helping people with cardiac disease, or especially people who are risk of Cardiac Disease. Cardiac disease kills more people in Australia between the ages of 50-59 than any other illness or injury, so fair to say that from the age of 30

So, our article on interval training has raised some questions, so I thought I would suggest some ideas for people wanting to give it a go. Say you are at the gym, and you want to change it up from simply walking, jogging or running on a treadmill for 20mins, or the old favourite, doing

How many times have I heard this phrase, “I will start again in the New Year.” Exercise is looked at as a chore by many people.  So, how do we change this?  If we could solve this, then our health system would be a lot richer! So, this year, if you start in the New